The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-01
BADGER NOTES,

THE United States Express Com
| pany IS arranging to open an Office IN
La Crosse, reaching the city on the
Greed Bay Road.
MARY f. PHELPS, OF Onalaska, is
dead at the age Of S5 years. She had
been q resident of La Crosse County
twenty-eight years.
THE Mississippi Logging Company
decides 20 make Eau Claire it's central
manufacturing and shipping point.
About l, 500 men will be employed
THE State Musical Association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Geo. K. Calling; vice president,
+. l.. Statfar; secretary, O. Wells Ray;
treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Benthff.
RIGGS & ROTCH, OF Bloomer, have
sold to the Reute" hub and spoke fac
tory, Rice Lake, all OF the hardwood
timber upon seventy forties. The
purchasers nave SIX years IN which to
cut and secure the timber.
CHARLES. Fred and Hannah GeaIh-
ring nave been arrested at Auburn
dale, Wood County, charged with
making way with Theresa Tuttl-,
whom it IS alleged Oh 4rles was init
mate with. No trace of the eirl car
be found.
THE earnings OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road during the
third week OF September were 1921
600, showing a decrease OF SAT 900 as
compared with the same week in 1886.
JOHN WALKER. OF Mitfiin Iowa
County, committed suicide by cutting
both jugular veins with a pen knife.
His mind had been unbalanced for
some time.
THE Baptist anniversaries will take
place in La Crosse October I, 0, 6 and
Z. The annual meeting OF the WO-
mans Foreign Missionary Society, OF
Wisconsin, will be held there on the
4th of that month.
A. 5. PERINER, a resident OF Ash
land for fifty years, is dead.
FRANK PROsCH, q farmer living near
Shelby, La Crosse County, myster-
iousIy disappeared while returning
home from visit to Minneapolis.
Foul play is suspected.
AN 8-year-old son Of John Olinger, of
Eau Claire, has suffered the amputatiOn
of a foot at the instep in consequence Of
catching onto moving train.
julius JOHNSON, aged y, was shot and
instantly killed while hunting in road
cart with companion, aged Is, near
Osseo, by accidental discharge of shot
gun.
THERE are ten divorce suits on the
calendar of the circuit court for Eau
Claire County.
THE attempt of two union sailors
to compel a nOn-union man to stop
work on the barge Michigan at Mil
waukee on the 22d, resulted in shoot
ing affray in which Fred Pagel, one OF
the aggressOrs, was shot, probably
fatally, by Andrew Biemel, one OF the
MiChigan's crew.
THE Milwaukee County Insane Asy-
lum has accommodation for $50 pa
tients, but q recent report shows that
342 are crowded inside the walls.
The Milwaukee Steamship Company
has increased its capital stock from
1925, 900 to S240,OO0.
THE annual meeting Of the WisCon-
sin State Baptist Association will De
held at La Crosse, beginning October 4.
THE plans for the depot TO be built
| at Madison by the Chicago, Madison
| & Northern Railway have been COM
pleted. The structure will cost $780,
900.
THE inhabitants Of Rice Lake are
groaning over the extOrtlonate rates
required by the insurance companies.
In some districts tnerate has been ad-
vanced to per cent. per annum.
CHARLES THOMPSON, who was on
trial at Madison charged with stealing
an overcoat from Albert K. Catlip,
was found guilty Of receiving stolen
goods He was fined so and costs,
| in all amounting to about 500.
| EX- SENATOR HANNIBAL BAMLIN, OF
Maine, arrived in Madison on the Goth
to visit Gen. Fairchild. He will &C
company Gen. Fairchild to St. Louis.
| Mr.. Hamlin, who was vice-presldent
| during Lincoln's 5 first term, is now the
only liv'ng ex-vice-president. He sue
ceeded Gen. Fairchild as minister to
| Spain and they spent considerable
| time together IN that country.
n. c. FOSTER, of Fairchild, has pur-
| chased OF E. d. Carter, of Humbird, a.
tract of pine lying to the northeast o.
| Fairchild for which he paid $55, 900.
| This purchase secures to Mr.. Foster ii
sufficient quantity OF pine to supply
his mills at Fairchild for fifteen years.
Mrs. C. L. COLEMAN, Of La Crosse,
accidentally drank glass OF lauda-
mum, supposing it to be wine. Ply
eicians were summoned at once, but
through some misunderstanding q
vaxatious delay occurred, which came
Daar ro-OuiuU ljs4SrrO
A YOUNG son OF John Olinger, OF Eau
| Claire, had one foot so badly crushed
by a falling rock it was necessary to
| have amputation OF the toes per
formed. The accident occurred near
| the DelIs Dam, the stone getting dis
| lodged from the bluff.
CARL SLOGAN was bound over at
Ashland for robbing an old gentleman
| OF q gold watch and 500 in money.